Enrollment Communications Manager - Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio, TX (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableMid Level4+ years expFull time

Posted 2 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own enrollment communications across the inquiry to day-one journey, driving multi-channel campaigns, content creation, and data-driven optimization for all student populations.

  • Slate CRM & Campaigns: administer audience queries, delivery rules, and event workflows to ensure targeted, timely messaging and clean data.
  • Content & Testing: write and manage funnel templates, run A/B tests, and publish insights to improve enrollment engagement and conversion.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • As Enrollment Communications Manager, you'll shape how prospective students and families experience OLLU from their very first inquiry through their first day on campus.
  • You'll write and manage the emails, texts, and outreach that guide undergraduate, transfer, and graduate students through the enrollment process.
  • Slate experience is a plus but not required, as long as you're a fast learner.
  • Performance Evaluation Metrics:
  • Funnel Communication Performance: Track and report on campaign engagement (opens, clicks, opt-outs) and communicate progress toward enrollment goals; deliver monthly performance reports to Enrollment leadership.
  • Campaign Execution: Design, build, and deploy all enrollment email and SMS campaigns on schedule and within brand standards; maintain consistent communication coverage across all active populations.
  • A/B Testing & Optimization: Conduct ongoing testing to improve messaging effectiveness; document findings and apply learnings each cycle.
  • Slate CRM Integrity: Maintain accurate population queries, delivery rules, and communication history in Slate; ensure all campaigns are properly targeted, sequenced, and tracked.
  • Staff Training & Enablement: Ensure all admissions counselors are trained and confident in Slate communication tools and campaign dashboards within 60 days of onboarding.
  • Content Creation & Copywriting: Write, edit, and produce all enrollment email and text copy for all populations across the recruitment cycle.
  • Maintain a comprehensive enrollment communications content library with templates for each funnel stage, audience, and channel.
  • Develop parallel student and parent communication tracks that provide families with the information to support enrollment decisions.
  • Review and refresh all communication templates annually to reflect current programs, scholarships, deadlines, and priorities.
  • Multichannel Execution & Analytics: Manage SMS communications, including opt-in management and TCPA compliance.
  • Coordinate with Marketing & Communications to align digital advertising and social media efforts with the enrollment communications calendar.
  • Build and maintain a communications performance dashboard for Enrollment leadership.
  • Conduct ongoing A/B testing to improve messaging effectiveness; document findings and apply learnings each cycle.
  • Prepare and present quarterly communications performance reports to Enrollment Management leadership.
  • Support admissions counselors with communication strategies for key prospects throughout the recruitment cycle.
  • Additional Responsibilities: Other duties as assigned.
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Our Lady of the Lake University

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Divine Providence, OLLU offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees through weekday, weekend, evening, and online settings in San Antonio, Houston and the Rio Grande Valley (La Feria). Overall enrollment is more than 3,300 undergraduate and graduate students. Academic units include the School of Business and Leadership, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Professional Studies, the Worden School of Social Service and the Woolfolk School of Communication Sciences and Disorders. OLLU has more than 24,000 alumni.

San Antonio, Texas, USA
966 employees (15 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
49.2K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$17.8K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
66.5%
Direct
20.7%
Referral
5.8%
Social
5.7%
Paid
0%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~966

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
15 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$7.2M
Last Raise
$5M
Grant, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2023
    Grant • $5M
  • Feb 2023
    Grant • $2.2M

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